AOP chair, Mike George, on reducing AOP fees during the pandemic, responding to evolving professional pressures, and changing Council to reflect a diverse membership

Ahead of the virtual tradeshow this weekend (5-7 June) event organisers share the programme of events

What changes would you like to see to help the profession move forward?

The General Optical Council is committed to finding ways to be more agile and responsive in the face of adversity, explains Marcus Dye

The General Optical Council has also released a set of updated statements, which now align with the College of Optometrists’ red-amber-green phase system

Optometrist and wellbeing life coach, Sheena Tanna-Shah, talks to OT  about how she first met fellow optometrist and husband, Piyus Tanna, and why he is her personal and professional inspiration

Optometrist and practice owner of Valarie Jerome Optometrists, Dr Valarie Jerome, discusses how building her business during the pandemic led her to establish an online offering

Peter Thomas, director of digital innovation for Moorfields Eye Hospital, on setting up the Department of Digital Medicine

Optometrist and founder of the Prison Opticians Trust, Tanjit Dosanjh, OBE, on how his dad’s experience in prison inspired him to give former inmates a second chance

OT  looks at innovative ways suppliers are limiting contact and time spent in the test room